Ocean City, Maryland Boardwalk. Reuters
Zero Hedge: "Shocking": Americans Flood Beaches, Trampling Social Distancing Rules
After months of quarantine, Americans are finally breaking free from their homes this Memorial Day weekend, despite the potential consequences of sparking a second coronavirus wave. The battle between staying sane while cooped up in a home for months versus the ongoing pandemic is a challenging situation to balance. While some are venturing outside in absolute horror, others are putting their party face on and disregarding local public health orders.
Thousands of vacationers, few with masks and ignoring social distancing rules, flocked to Ocean City, Maryland for Memorial Day weekend. This comes as COVID-19 cases in the state topped 45,000, with the number of people hospitalized levelling off in the past several weeks.
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Update: Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as death toll nears 100,000 (Reuters).
WNU Editor: The U.S. is not the only country where social distancing rules are being ignored. They are certainly being ignored in multiple cities in Canada, and all of my friends in Western Europe are telling me that these rules are being generally ignored.
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